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A wide choice of topics covered from the dawn of history right up to present days . Many of these have a wider relevance than purely within the context of Strathearn . The author's viewpoint often is at variance with the accepted opinions espoused elsewhere eg The Jacobite Uprisings and The Reformation .

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﻿ Wallace Monument StirlingScotland Emerges As A Country AndBecomes A Target For OthersScotland a s a
nation arrived on the scenewhen Kenneth
mac Alpin emerged as King of Scotswhen
his Dalriata ( modern Argyll ) joinedwith the Pictish kingdom of Fortren in what is nowmodern Strathearn . It wasnot a peacefully worked unification as mac
Alpin had defeated the Pictsunder Drust
near Scone. There was, as well, a
threat from over the water in Scandinavia. Attracted by the wealth of the increasingly
important religious centre of Dunkeld, the Vikings based in Dublin in Ireland
launched an attack on the Picts and Scots in 839 at Forteviot near Perth . It
was the first of many Viking victories and after a succession of raids
succeeded in capturing Dunkeld. Constantine , King of the Scots , retaliated
and although defeated at Scone in 904 foughtback and won a significant victory in the Battle of Strathearn the
following year . Here the Vikings were virtually annihilated and their leader
King Ivar…

The village of Methvenlies some10 milesto theeast of Crieff and approximately 7 mileswest of the City of Perth
. Likeso manyvillages in the Strath thatsitastride modern highwaysitsuffersfromitssomewhatlinear lay out which seesheavy
trafficspeed itswayto
places elsewhere ! Scratch the surfaceof this wee placeandyou comeup with a plethora offascinating
facts about its heritage and historical past. Just off Main
Street lies the Methven and LogiealmondParishChurch
built in the 1780s and so typical of the parish churches of this periodwefindscattered about Strathearn
.Builtby local masons James Watt and John Taylorand a wright called James Anderson , it was
in its original statesomewhat devoid of
the imagination ofdesign . The
additions of the 1820s made up for this in nouncertain way and the little kirkwith itseye catchingbelltower or bell cote is undoubtedly one of the most attractive church
buildings in the area . The organ within the churchwas origina…

Retired part time lecturer at Perth College and former rugby correspondent to our local paper the Strathearn Herald .Former President and a Honorary Member of Crieff & Strathearn Rugby Club. Written 4 books on the local history of Strathearn .